BREAKING - Military Coup in Turkey
Headlines
Soldiers deployed in major Turkish cities
Shootings between army and police in big cities
Reports of shots fired in parliament building
Reports of powerful explosions in Ankara
Martial law imposed, curfew declared across country
Istanbul Atatürk Airport closed down
Anti-Coup protests met with sustained gunfire
Reports of coup Helicopter downed by F-16
Fetullah Gülen denies involvement
Location of Erdogan unknown
Istanbul Mosque Minarets inciting coup resistance
Reports of citizen’s pro-democratic resistance to coup
Reports of coup failure
Media
Reports of parliament building bombed from air
http://www.yeoldejournalist.com/ankara-parliament-building-bombed-air/
LIVE stream from Turkey
https://www.periscope.tv/Isocializm/1nAKEbvYkQXGL
CNN - Turkey coup: Live updates
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/15/world/live-blog-turkey/index.html
Scenes from Turkey
credit @chris4210
https://twitter.com/WaseyNaik/status/754078762136985600?s=08
More on Steemit
https://steemit.com/news/@oululahti/breaking-17-turkish-officers-reportedly-killed-in-helicopter-attack-plus-allegedly-a-helicopter-was-shot-down-by-fighter-jet
https://steemit.com/turkey/@thealexandru/breaking-military-coup-in-turkey-live-update
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@silentpower/bitcoin-turkey-s-currency-plunges-amid-military-coup-attempt
https://steemit.com/turkey/@silentpower/breaking-news-turkey-under-siege-military-claims-takeover-of-government
https://steemit.com/turkey/@forrestwillie/just-thought-i-should-share-this-periscope-link-explosion-rocks-turkish-parliment-2hours-ago
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Footage from Turkey
Breakdown
The location of president Erdogan is unknown. Some reports claim that he was seen at Istanbul airport, others that he was denied access to Istanbul Airport and fled the country.
There are reports of the parliament building being bombed.
Turkish Navy commanders say they don’t support the coup attempt, indicating that the military is split. It is unknown how much support the coup has within the military.
Turkey’s history is riddled with coups. There were coups in 1960, 1971 and 1980, and a "post-modern" coup in 1997. This time it seems to be somewhat special. It was believed that Erdogan had managed to weaken the military. It may seem that the group attempting the coup conists of a small but powerful group of people.
Threat of civil war have been mentioned, but still too early to call. Fear of islamist terrorist cells taking the opportunity to stir up chaos. There are reports of dissatisfaction with Erdogan's rule, terrorism, refugees etc.
Reports from tourist destination Alanya says that things are quiet. People believe that the coup will be put down.
Turkish Lira plunges
(Meanwhile, USD-BTC rate hovers around 666)
https://twitter.com/lorcanrk/status/754045462701809664
Sky News Live
credit @oululahti (upvote his comment below)
Links
https://twitter.com/hashtag/Turkey?src=hash
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/15/turkey-coup-attempt-military-gunfire-ankara
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-istanbul-bridges-idUSKCN0ZV2FE
http://www.yeoldejournalist.com/ankara-parliament-building-bombed-air/
Rumors of involvement - Muhammed Fethullah Gülen
Turkish Government claims that Fetullah Gülen, a Turkish islamist, is behind the coup. Gülen himself denies involvement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fethullah_G%C3%BClen
From his Wikipedia page:
Muhammed Fethullah Gülen (born 27 April 1941) is a Turkish preacher, former imam, writer, and political figure. He is the founder of the Gülen movement (known as Hizmet meaning service in Turkish). He currently lives in self-imposed exile in the United States, residing in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.
Gülen teaches a Hanafi version of Islam, deriving from Sunni Muslim scholar Said Nursî's teachings. Gülen has stated that he believes in science, interfaith dialogue among the People of the Book, and multi-party democracy. He has initiated such dialogue with the Vatican and some Jewish organizations.
Gülen is actively involved in the societal debate concerning the future of the Turkish state, and Islam in the modern world. He has been described in the English-language media as an imam "who promotes a tolerant Islam which emphasises altruism, hard work and education" and as "one of the world's most important Muslim figures."
Gülen was an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before 2013. The alliance was destroyed after alleged 2013 corruption investigations in Turkey. Erdogan accused Gülen for being behind the corruption investigations. He is currently on Turkey's most-wanted terrorist list and is accused of leading what the current Turkish officials call the Gulenist Terror Organisation (FETO). A Turkish criminal court issued an arrest warrant for Gülen. Turkey is demanding the extradition of Gülen from the United States. However, so far there is no Turkish court decision that charges Gulen or his followers with any terrorist activity.
@spectral just set the standard for breaking reporting on #steemit.
Kudos. Wish it wasn't on such a dark matter... but those are the times we live in.
Thanks. And I agree. Whether or not this coup is successful, it has a dark and scary ring to it. I wish that we did not live in such times.
Livestream can be found here. Gundfire just seconds ago, so the newsstation switched to other scenes.
According to the stream, Reuters just got unconfiremd reports a military-helicopter used by members of the coup was shot down by a fighter-jet!
https://steemit.com/news/@oululahti/breaking-17-turkish-officers-reportedly-killed-in-helicopter-attack-plus-allegedly-a-helicopter-was-shot-down-by-fighter-jet
Thanks for the link, I will add it to the main post with credit to you
You're welcome! Thanks for the blog-post.
The stupiest coup ever! A handful of 20-year old soldiers tried to take over a huge country!
Something is very strange here.
Yes, there are rumors of the coup being staged...
LIVE TEXT UPDATE
https://steemit.com/turkey/@thealexandru/breaking-military-coup-in-turkey-live-update
I use different resources , working hard , please take a look ...
I have hopes on a media such as Steemit, which is NOT controlled by ANY government nor big money, to report different faces of the truth. Look at NBCU v.s. FOX. Seems they are telling different stories in parallel universes.
What's happening in the world? Everything seems to be falling apart!!
I'm thinking the same thing... Turkey (NATO) downs russian fighter, Brexit, Trump... It's an eventful year, 2016.
I saw live on Euronews where the soldiers opened min. 20 times the fire on civilists at the bridge. Wrote also about it:
https://steemit.com/news/@hastla/turkey-watched-tv-tonight-and-saw-live-at-euronews-how-military-in-istanbul-shooted-on-people-who-wanted-to-pass-the-bridge
Yet the EU is about to make them a member??? WTF
This coup is something that happens frequently in Turkey when the government gets too... well, like it is now.
Apparently the president left the country in his private jet already: https://twitter.com/airlivenet/status/754058104833249280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
This time it's special, cause they thought Erdogan had managed to weaken the military.
There was a coup in 1960, 1971 and 1980, and a "post-modern" coup in 1997.
I think this situation is different from previous coups. I think this time it could lead to a conflict but know one knows. The timing though...
I guess that deal is off the table!
It's beginning to look like it could be a civil war.
If the parties are evenly powerful, as it may look like, civil war could indeed be an outcome, and that is a really scary thought. I don't even want to think about what that could lead to in terms of regional stability...
I like it! Very interesting! Good Luck To You!